EP0873906A1 - Vorrichtung mit zwei relativ zueinander, gelenkig verbundenen Elementen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung mit zwei relativ zueinander, gelenkig verbundenen Elementen Download PDF

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EP0873906A1
EP0873906A1 EP98400641A EP98400641A EP0873906A1 EP 0873906 A1 EP0873906 A1 EP 0873906A1 EP 98400641 A EP98400641 A EP 98400641A EP 98400641 A EP98400641 A EP 98400641A EP 0873906 A1 EP0873906 A1 EP 0873906A1
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Emile Droche
Eric Leverger
Olivier Dordet
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/02—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of hand grips or straps
    • B60N3/023—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of hand grips or straps movable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/16—Joints and connections with adjunctive protector, broken parts retainer, repair, assembly or disassembly feature
    • Y10T403/1608—Holding means or protector functioning only during transportation, assembly or disassembly
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32541—Rotatable members resiliently biased to one position
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32861—T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc.
    • Y10T403/32893—T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc. including distinct pin retainer

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  • the invention relates to articles comprising two elements articulated relative to one another.
  • the invention provides an article comprising a first and a second element articulated to one another, characterised in that:
  • the action of passing from the maintenance in a rigid state configuration to the normal articulation configuration by a relative axial movement between the pin and the second element has the advantage of being simple to perform, because it suffices to provide that when a couple greater than a predetermined threshold is exerted between the first and second elements, the cooperation between the blocking means creates, by reaction between the pin and the second element, an axial force having the direction and strength required to produce the desired movement.
  • the invention makes it possible to perform the change to the normal articulation configuration without having to break a part of the article causing blocking in the maintenance in a rigid state configuration, thus eliminating the risk of undesirable effects which the fragment of the article which would be detached during the rupture might produce, in particular, interference with pivoting between the two elements or indeed, in a situation where it may be subject to vibrations, such as the passenger compartment of a vehicle, annoying noises.
  • one of the blocking means which the pin and the second element comprise is made of a softer material than that of which the other blocking means is made, so that the exertion of the said couple greater than a predetermined threshold deforms the blocking means made of a softer material in such a manner that a relative angular movement becomes possible between the pin and the second element comprising the blocking means made of the softer material and this provides an inclined ramp for the other blocking means thanks to which a relative angular movement between the pin and the second element produces a relative axial movement between them.
  • the first element and the second element comprise means for mutual axial retention and the pin and the first element cooperate so as to allow a relative axial movement between them only when they are subjected to a relative axial force greater than a predetermined threshold.
  • the threshold which must be at least reached by the couple exerted between the first and second elements, to make them pass from the maintenance in a rigid state configuration directly corresponds to the threshold which the axial force between the second element and the pin must exceed in order for there to be a relative axial movement between the latter.
  • the pin is engaged squeezed tightly in the first element.
  • the pin and the first element comprise means for preventing the pin disengaging from the first element.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for articles comprising a return spring for driving the first element and the second element angularly relative to one another in a predetermined direction, where the angular path between the first and second elements comprises a relative position limit to which the said spring drives the said article, and where the said obstacle means holds the article, against the force of the spring, in an angular position at a distance from the said limit position; and more particularly, when the first element is formed by a pivotable handle and the article comprises two second elements each formed by a plate to be fixed on the frame of the vehicle, where the said fixing plates are each disposed at one respective end of the handle, each plate co-operating in a similar manner with the handle.
  • the article 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises a pivoting handle 2, two fixing plates 3A and 3B on which the handle 2 is articulated by its end which is seen at the left in Figure 1 and by that seen at the right, respectively, two articulation pins 4, each engaged in the handle 2 and in the plate 3A and in the plate 3B, respectively, and two coiled springs 5, of which only that on the right is shown, each disposed around a respective pin 4 and each bearing on the one hand on the handle 2 and on the other hand on the plate 3A or 3B to drive them towards the relative angular limit position opposite to that shown in Figure 1, in other words towards the position of minimum bulk shown in Figure 8, in which the handle is raised relative to the plates 3A and 3B.
  • the handle 2 is moulded in one piece from a plastic. It comprises at each end a recess 6 delimiting two opposite lateral walls, 7A on the outer side and 7B on the inner side respectively. As can be seen particularly in Figures 2, 3 and 9, each of the walls 7A and 7B is equipped with a respective projection 8A and 8B projecting into the recess 6.
  • a blind bore 9A opening into the recess 6 is made in the projection 8A and in part of the thickness of the wall 7A.
  • a through hole is made in the wall 7B and in the projection 8B, the said hole comprising a bore 9B which opens on the one side into the recess 6 and on the other side into a countersunk region 10 made in the wall 7B.
  • the profile of the bore 9A is substantially circular in shape with three small projecting thicknesses 11 (Figure 2) which have a substantially axial orientation.
  • the profile of the bore 9B is substantially circular in shape with a groove 12 ( Figure 3) which has a substantially axial orientation.
  • a lug 14 (not shown in the recess 6 which can be seen at the left in Figures 1 to 3 and 6) extends projecting from the rear wall of the recess 6, so as to define the position of minimum bulk of the article 6 (handle raised) in which one of the legs of the plate 3A or 3B comes to bear against the end of the lug 14, as shown in Figure 8.
  • the plate 3A is moulded in a single piece from a plastic. It comprises a base 15 from which extends, on the side seen on top in Figures 1, 4 and 6 to 8, a fixing foot 16 designed to be introduced through a hole made in the wall on which it is intended to mount the article 1, the foot 15 being designed to bear against the said wall, the fixing on which is performed by deformation of the foot 16 by means of a screw (not shown) the head of which co-operates with the base 15 and the shank of which passes through the hole 17 in the latter, between the legs of the foot 16 until it engages with a nut (not shown) inserted in the housing 18 in the foot 16.
  • a screw not shown
  • the plate 15 On the side opposite to the fixing foot 16, the plate 15 bears two articulation legs 19A and 19B, each having a free end constituting an articulation bearing, 20A and 20B respectively.
  • Each of the legs 19A and 19B comprises on the outer side a recess 21 which extends to about half of its thickness.
  • the recess 21 in the leg 19B comprises a projecting stud 22 which has a rectangular profile and which is located right at the edge of the bore 23 in the bearing 20B, a thin plate 24 separating the recess 21 from the bore 23 on the side which is seen on the right of the stud 22 in Figure 4, whilst the recess 21 communicates directly with the bore on the side which can be seen below the stud in Figure 4.
  • the recess made on the outer side of the leg 19A is similar to the recess 21 in the leg 19B but does not comprise a projecting stud 22 and does not extend as far as the bore 25 in the bearing 20A, so that the lateral wall of the said bore is present through the entire thickness of the leg 19A.
  • the pin 4 is made of a plastic, moulded in a single piece, which is harder than the material of the handle 2 and of the material of the plates 3A and 3B.
  • the pin 4 comprises a cylindrical shank 26 with a circular cross-section, a head 27 which is situated at one end of the shank 26, and a tongue 28 projecting relative to the shank 26, having a substantially axial orientation, and the tongue 28 extending over a defined length from the head 27 as far as a stud 29 having the same height as the tongue 28 but wider.
  • the diameter of the shank 26 of the pin 4 corresponds to that of the bores 23 and 25 in the plate 3A or 3B, so that the pin can turn freely in the plate.
  • the diameter of the shank 26 also corresponds to that of the bores 9A and 9B in the handle 2, whilst the width and the height of the tongue 28 correspond to those of the groove 12 in the bore 9B. Although it is wider, the stud 29 can be forced through the groove 12 without damaging the latter, because the pin 4 is made of harder material than the handle 2.
  • the shape of the head 27 corresponds exactly to that of the countersunk region 10 of the handle 2 which is provided to receive the head 27.
  • the tongue 28 is located in the groove 12 and the stud 29 is located beyond the latter, in other words in the recess 6.
  • the pin 4 is arranged coaxially with the bores 23 and 25, with the distal end of the shank 26 facing the outer side of the bore 23, then the shank 26 is inserted in the bore 23 and then in the bore 25.
  • the stud 29 is designed to be of a size such that if the pin 4 is pushed completely in with regard to the plate 3A or 3B, the stud 29 can engage exactly in the space which can be seen below the stud 22 in Figure 4, the cooperation of the stud 29, the stud 22 and the wall of the recess 21 opposite the latter ensuring that the pin and the plate are fixed in rotation relative to one another.
  • each pin 4 is engaged, as explained previously, in each end of the handle 2, each pin being also engaged in the plate 3A or in the plate 3B and also in the centre of one of the springs 5.
  • each pin 4 is fixed in rotation relative to the handle 2, because of the cooperation of the tongue 28 and the groove 12, and also fixed in rotation relative to the plate 3A or the plate 3B, because of the cooperation of the studs 22 and 29, so that in the end the handle 2 and the plates 3A and 3B are held rigidly fixed to one another.
  • the handle 2 may then be turned freely relative to the plates 3A and 3B and, in the absence of a driving force, the springs 5 bring the handle back against the plate 3A or 3B in the position of minimum bulk shown in Figure 8.
  • article 1 is supplied to the operator who has to fit it on a vehicle body in the rigid configuration shown in Figure 1, which allows him to install the feet 16 of the plates 3A and 3B easily into the holes provided to receive them, then to turn the screw which enables fixing to be effected.
  • the operator exerts a force to make the handle turn in the direction in which it is raised, the two pins then move axially to the required extent and the handle 2 is then free to turn relative to the plates 3A and 3B.
  • the mounting of the article 1 on the vehicle is then completed.
  • the spacing between the two respective outer surfaces of the bearings 20A and 20B is smaller than the distance separating the surfaces 13A and 13B of the projections 8A and 8B. This makes it possible to have a certain tolerance in the spacing between the holes in the vehicle in which the respective feet 16 of the plates 3A and 3B must be inserted, but the play is insufficient to allow the studs 22 and 29 to disengage except when the pin 4 has undergone an axial withdrawal movement.
  • the toes 11 which act to clamp the shank 26 in relation to the handle 2 are not present, the clamping being obtained directly over the totality of the cylindrical surface; the head 27 and the countersunk region 10 are completely circular instead of comprising flat portions, or alternatively they have yet another shape.
  • the two articulated elements are something other than a pivoting handle and a fixing plate; the play is sufficient between the first and the second articulated element for there to be no need for the pin to perform an axial withdrawal movement; or alternatively it is the material of which the obstruction means on the plate is made which is harder than that used to make the obstruction means on the pin.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
EP98400641A 1997-04-25 1998-03-19 Vorrichtung mit zwei relativ zueinander, gelenkig verbundenen Elementen Expired - Lifetime EP0873906B1 (de)

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FR9705139A FR2762557B1 (fr) 1997-04-25 1997-04-25 Article comportant deux elements articules l'un par rapport a l'autre
FR9705139 1997-04-25

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